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Announced v. unannounced licensing inspections: Survey report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, 1997
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

Results from a survey about the requirements and practices of announced and unannounced licensing inspections by child care, child welfare, drug and alcohol, adult day care, and mental health licensing professionals in 40 different states/provinces/territories

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Child care in the first year of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 340-360

An analysis of the hours, type, and stability of child care used in infants' first year of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child care in Massachusetts: Where the supply is and isn't
Queralt, Magaly, 1997
(Special Report No. CRW17). Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Center for Research on Women

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Determinants of behavior in homeless and low-income housed preschool children
Bassuk, Ellen L., 1997
Pediatrics, 100(1), 92-100

A study of the effects of family and environmental factors on the behavior of preschool age homeless and low income children

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The effect of school-age child care on stress and resiliency
Waksman, Janet Seigel, 1997
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Boston

A study of the relationship between school-age children’s after school child care and stress in children through analyzing life events stress, type of after-school child care, time in child care, and outcome measures of externalizing behavior, anxiety, and depression; questionnaires were completed by 206 first through fourth graders and their parents

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The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security: Results of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Child Development, 68(5), 860-879

A study of the relationship between nonmaternal infant child care arrangements and infant and mother attachment security and relationships

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Emerging trends in child care regulation
Gazan, Harold S., 1997
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A discussion of recent trends in the regulation of child care, focusing on the increase or decrease in the amount of child care centers regulated, licensing approval waiting time, welfare reform influences on regulation, among others, based on a survey completed by 26 states and the District of Columbia

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Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59(2), 389-408

An analysis of the familial, social, economic, and psychological factors associated with child care type and quality for infants, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Head Start Teaching Center: Evaluation of a new approach to Head Start staff development
Horm-Wingerd, Diane, 1997
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 407-424

A journal article presenting the outcome evaluation of the first year of the New England Head Start Teaching Center, a participatory training program for Head Start staff

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Mealtimes in Head Start classrooms as a opportunity for literacy development
Cote Reilly, Linda R., 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 149-155

An observational study of the conversations of 33 preschool children at mealtime, and the relationship between a teacher's stationary or circulating presence and the type of conversation, present or non-immediate, noting the implications for literacy skills development

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Poverty and patterns of child care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
In G. J. Duncan & J. Brooks-Gunn (Eds.), Consequences of growing up poor (pp. 100-131). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

A discussion of infant child care experience, particularly the effects of family characteristics on hours spent in care, family income and poverty status, and whether these can accurately predict patterns of child care

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Preventing behavior problems with academic programs
Goldstein, Naomi, 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(3), 171-177

An investigation of the effects of an early academic and behavioral intervention for 96 low-income, at-risk preschool children, aimed at helping parents and teachers prevent future behavior problems

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The production of quality in child care centers
Blau, David M., 1997
Journal of Human Resources, 32(2), 354-387

A study of the relative accuracies of child care quality indicators

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Teacher-child interaction and child-care auspices as predictors of social outcomes in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
McCartney, Kathleen, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 426-450

A study of the association between teacher-child interaction and children's social outcomes in infants and toddlers enrolled in 120 faith-based, for-profit and nonprofit center-based child care in three states (Massachusetts, Virginia, and Georgia)

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A typology of approaches to child care: The centerpiece of organizing family life for dual-earner couples
Hertz, Rosanna, 1997
Journal of Family Issues, 18(4), 355-385

A study evaluating qualitative data from interviews with working class, middle class, and upper class dual-earner couples regarding their child care decisions

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